Living With 70% Burns After I Survived A House Fire | BORN DIFFERENT
· 20.10.2023 · 16:00:39 ··· ··· Friday ·· 5 (5)
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SERGIO does not remember life without the burns that cover roughly 70% of his body. When he was just two years old, he and his younger brother, Daniel, ran out to the garage and pulled a gallon of gasoline off the top shelf. Sergio explained to Truly what happened next: "The gasoline ran all the way to the water heater and that ignited the fire." The two boys were soon engulfed in flames and when their parents "heard the screaming", they ran out of the house to face the horrifying scene. The boys' mum quickly grabbed Daniel while their dad, Marcelo, had to reach deeper into the fire to pull Sergio to safety. Sergio is under no illusions as to how much danger he was in: "I do believe my dad saved my life." However, serious damage had already been done - Sergio was immediately taken to hospital, where he "fell into a coma from the shock". On arrival at the hospital, his parents were warned to "be ready in case I were to pass away" and Marcelo was "fighting with the doctors to do something but they couldn't do anything." Sergio eventually stabilised and, after months in hospital and numerous skin grafts, he was finally able to return home. He was, however, left blind in one eye and his childhood would be spent "in and out of hospital". As Sergio grew the scars did not stretch with his skin, so surgeries and skin grafts have been a regular feature of his life - he now estimates that he has had "over 150/160 surgeries" in total. It is likely that Sergio will "never" stop, as he explained to his dad that "every time I go to the hospital and get a new surgery, I just see it as me improving my health a little bit more". Sergio has built up a huge following on TikTok, where he seeks to "educate people on different aspects of being a burns survivor and to make people laugh as well". His public platform does attract trolls but he is defiant in his response to their comments: "It doesn't bother me... I don't even remove them because then that means I'm paying attention". And, as Marcelo attests to, Sergio's determination not to let anything get him down has had a lasting impact on those around him: "I'm proud of him... I can't have another son like him."
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